Summary

type_2_diabetes is a chronic condition of insulin_resistance and relative_insulin_deficiency causing hyperglycemia. Key risk_factors: obesity, older age, family history, and inactivity. Typical symptoms: polyuria, polydipsia, fatigue, blurred vision. diagnosis uses fasting plasma glucose, oral glucose tolerance test, or hemoglobin_a1c. Major complications: cardiovascular disease, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy. Basic management: lifestyle_modification, weight loss, metformin or other oral agents, sometimes insulin. Monitoring includes blood glucose and hemoglobin_a1c.